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❪ test drive: #2 ❫
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THE PROLOGUE There is urgency in the Orbiters' request. Refugees currently in El Nysa are asked via mass message to please return to Thesa Station virtual reality area immediately. Zasere tells them that the next set of Refugees are scheduled to wake, but there's been an issue. On Thesa, refugees will find that the people in stasis are still apparently trapped in slumber. Most of them are complete strangers, but there's a chance you may recognize a familiar face or two. Normally, these people would wake up from their pods without issue, but due to a malfunction caused by the unforeseen force during The Descent, they have to go through extra measures to make this possible. Those in slumber require extra stimulation, something to keep their minds active. What better than a simulation of an area of El Nysa? Keeping their minds active requires an extremely involved simulation. Those subjected to the VR (prospective characters) will find themselves completely immersed in their new environment, believing themselves to be native Olympians. To wake up from the simulation, characters must work together to accomplish a certain objective(s) in the icy tundra. Characters in-game will be aware that this is a simulation, but this is good practice for properly interacting with El Nysa natives, isn't it? PROMPT: WINTER CAME  The wind in the icy wasteland is bitter and frigid. You are wrapped up in a winter coat, but even still, the cold bites at your skin and leaves you yearning for a warm fire. Perhaps you're a merchant from the city, here to make a delivery, or you're a royal guard, sent to patrol the area. Who are you? The sky is the limit. One thing is certain — you won't snap out of your new identity until you finish a task. 1. Due to the vast diversity of the creatures on El Nysa and the fact that new ones are constantly being discovered, an important objective is to carefully chronicle different species. Unfortunately, to research these new species, they happen to need more than just a visual. More than just fleeting glances in over a snowy hill. Researchers are constantly looking for ways to secure...  3. You are stuck in a dilemma. On one hand, you are set to work for Olympia. One the other, you're not completely sure what is really expected of you, or who the man who gave you this mission truly is.When you come to, you will awaken in Thesa Station. All will be explained to you by Zasere or Sael via telepathic link. Your world is no more. The Storm has consumed it. We offer proof in the Observation Deck if you desire it, but it won't be an easy thing to stomach. We offer you a new life, in our planet of El Nysa. We just ask for your help in maintaining the vitality of El Nysa. What can we offer you in exchange for your help? PROMPT: STASIS UNIT  You have found the massive section of Thesa known as the Stasis Unit. There’s no special access required to access this part of Thesa Station, but refugees are warned that it may not be for the faint of heart. Here, in large pods that nearly cover every square inch of the space, are all of the people the Orbiters have managed to rescue. Your loved ones, your greatest enemy, your next door neighbor— you might find them here. These people are in a state of deep cryosleep. Due to the damaging effects of The Storm, their bodies are not yet ready to be awoken. PROMPT: GET REKT  The Orbiters have noticed that some of the refugees really miss their video games. The technology in El Nysa could be much worse, but it definitely leaves much to be desired. Which is why, after expressing relief that everyone awoke safely, the Orbiters have decided to provide a little fun in the form of video game competitions. Anything from old-timey arcade machines to state-of-the-art computers, consoles, and VR headsets (though you may be a little tired of VR right now...) is available, and yes, they have your favorite games! Enjoy PAC-MAN, Starcraft 2, or perhaps Dance Dance Revolution! Teach a friend how to play. Get unnecessarily angry and competitive. Most importantly, have fun. Keep fourthwalling to a minimum, please. Recommended playing: QWOP PROMPT: OMAGE
Upon receiving your mobile phone, you will be asked to set a username. Voila, you can now access the network! You can choose to send a message to the entire network, specific usernames, or you can try out the Orbiters’ service, Omage, which connects you to a random user. They thought this might be a good way for their new guests to make friends with each other...
Connecting to server... PROMPT: WILDCARD
You are welcome to write any scenarios in Thesa Station! Characters have been granted temporary access to the Observation Room, and are encouraged to study it carefully.
FINAL OOC NOTE
Please give toplevel priority to prospective characters! Current characters wishing to thread these scenarios with other current characters are encouraged to create separate logs. However, threads between 2 current characters are not eligible for Natha Orbiter REP.
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...which is to say, Shinjiro's suggestion is not met with good cheer. It's not even met with a smile - but Haru locks eyes with him over the crates for a moment, lips pursed, before looking away.]
No, I do not believe that we should.
[fight her.]
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Don't be a dumbass. [ says shinji, also a dumbass, ] One of us has to alert someone about this shit. You run a lot faster than I do.
[ he'll fight her. don't think he can't pick a little girl up and toss her around? ]
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In this snow? No, I do not.
[And, as she'll point out:]
If the delivery were to be delayed, it would make more sense for me to be the one struggling with it. [They would probably expect Shinjiro to be able to make it through the snow faster than her.]
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Right. So it would make more sense for me to leave you behind because you're too slow.
[ his grip tightens on the crates, but despite the argument, he can't yet figure out a way to abandon her with the way things are. at most, they're just as fast as each other - crawling through this deep snow with a cargo not meant to be delivered.
in the end all he can manage is a glare, which he hopes is intimidating enough. ]
Go back.
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I am not leaving you to face this alone.
[Even if she does run - who can she tell? Their point of contact knew exactly what was in those crates, most likely. They were never meant to find out what was in them. If they do realize what they've done, then...]
...and the people we are delivering these things to need the supplies that aren't dangerous. We must find another way.
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Like it wouldn't look suspicious at all if we start opening things and moving 'em around.
[ standing around doing nothing is incriminating in its own right, though. he can't help casting a sweeping glance around them. there's nothing but snow and the distant mountaintops. no shelter. they're supposed to be on the move right now. ]
... What if we accidentally drop 'em.
[ there's a cliff not so far away. with the snow, it might take them half an hour to even get there. ]
Break the crates. Leave everything but the supplies.
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[Oh no! A freak snowstorm blew them off course and caused their cart to topple over! Alas, they did their best, but they were only able to recover a portion of the supplies.
...or something to that effect. Haru is already mentally rehearsing her lines.]
Very well. It seems we're about to suffer an unfortunate accident.
[Okay but: can they both get some axes to do some damage.]
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[ y'know. less hands. clumsy hands. shinjiro fixes her with another meaningful look, scowling still as he starts pulling on the crates again, starting their trek back up. ]
You could run ahead to the colony, say we need more people to transport this or somethin'. I can pretend to have frostbite.
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[Don't go getting frostbite for real just for the sake of ditching the weapons Shinjiro holy shit.
But since she hasn't bailed yet, she'll assist him with lugging the cargo. For now.]
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[ and y'know, take a few bullets along the way, but that's nbd. more importantly, what he doesn't want is someone getting hurt. unfortunately, she seems like the kind of hard-headed idiot he's far too familiar with. ]
You shouldn't get caught up in shit like this. If you know it's dangerous, just take the way out already.
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[He's stubborn. Haru can see that she will have to be equally stubborn, here, because she's not just going to leave him to it. Maybe if he had a plan for the fake frostbite thing other than "I can handle them if..." because that sure as heck seems like he expects it to turn physical.]
Neither one of us should be caught up in this, but here we are. We got into this together, so let's get out of it together, shall we?
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[ it would be easy if it turned physical. he could handle physical. physical is simple and straight-forward, and all you really have to do is be stronger than the other guy. that's always been what he's good at. he's not great at the planning, the acting, because that's just not his thing. ]
There's no telling we'll be able to fool those guys. Worst case scenario, we break the crates and they shoot us to get rid of witnesses. There is no best case scenario. They'll notice if we just take the damn supplies and leave the other stuff behind, and they'll kill us.
The least we could do is save one. That's you.
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[Because, well -]
You're right: I am not going to listen.
[Surprise!! Said no one ever. Haru's fingers curl into tight fists, and she fixes Shinjiro with a capital-L Look as she weighs what he's just said to her.]
You're right that saving one is the least we can do. But I don't want to do the least... I want to do the most. An outcome where we both make it out of this is one I am willing to fight for.
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[ she's the same as the rest of them, shinji thinks, ignoring the tight sensation in his chest as familiar faces flash through his mind. it's impossible not to think about them, their dumb, optimistic ideals...
he could almost feel the punch aki would inevitably land on his face if he heard what was coming out of his mouth. ]
It's fine to want to do your best, but what's the point if you end up dead? That's called being stupid, if you ask me.
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Shinjiro might hear the crunch of snow under Haru's boots. He might even see her coming. If so, he'll probably catch sight of her raising her hand to slap him -
Or maybe he won't catch it until the last moment, and that imagined punch to the face will become a real slap.]
That is quite enough of that. You don't get to lecture me about ending up dead when it certainly seems like you're trying to get me to leave you behind because you have a deathwish.
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[ even that feels familiar. not in the way that he's experienced a girl slapping him before, but certainly in the way that he's been reproached for the way he lives his life. either way, shinji takes the slap without so much of a wince, even if the sting lingers.
the look on his face does soften if only a fraction. it's gone as soon as it appears, and he's back to scowling, mouth set in a thin line as he sighs. ]
You're the one dumb enough to die along with someone you don't even know. Why go so far for a stranger?
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Oh.
Oh, did she just...?
Haru looks from his face, to her hand, and then up to his face. That... wasn't very ladylike of her. More to the point, that wasn't very kind of her, and as she struggles to find the proper words, her expression becomes very obviously conflicted.
She knows she ought to apologize, but...]
I'm just not willing to simply... let you die. I really do think that if we work together we can both survive this.
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[ it's not like he doesn't understand. for a girl like her, watching someone throwing his life away... it's hard. he doesn't expect her to get it, which is why he tried to push her away first.
she's an idiot. a stubborn one. ]
Alright. We'll go ahead and drop the crates. But you promise me as soon as trouble happens, you'll run.
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[There is no reason for either one of them to get killed for this. Haru is adamant about that much - someone else was playing games, smuggling in contraband along with the supplies that are so sorely needed. It was their choice to accept this job, but they accepted it not knowing what it was that they would be transporting.
If there's anything she doesn't like, it's being used as somebody else's pawn.]
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[ he's just being practical here. bringing emotions into it makes things so much more complicated. it's simple. if they can both make it out, great. if they can't, it's better to at least save one person. ]
I ain't going down without a fight, if that's what you're thinking.
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Haru is painfully aware of that, but it strengthens her resolve.]
...I will run.
[She'll do what she can to draw them off from him. And if they don't take the bait, she'll get a weapon of her own, and she'll circle back, and she'll help.
But, sure. When it looks like there's trouble, she'll run.]
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still. he's not gonna question it because he's guilty of the same thing. instead he turns away and continues their trek towards the cliff. all the while thinking it probably wouldn't be too hard to fake a frostbite. maybe even get a real one. the closer they get to the edge, the more he feels like there are eyes on them. though it may be paranoia, too. ]
You ok back there?
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I think I'm oka- oh!
[It does feel like there are eyes on them; that's why Haru makes a point of "accidentally" stumbling over a too-deep patch of snow. It can only lend credence to their story if it looks like they're struggling, to any watching eyes.]
Oh, dear. The footing is a little unstable around here.
[...she doesn't have a future in acting, okay]
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[ shinji is, despite his appearance, a little gullible sometimes especially when it comes to girls. it takes him whirling around to check on her to realize it's an act, and a pretty bad act, because her expression is anything but a person in pain when seen up close.
now he feels a little stupid, but at the same time it's good if it fooled him even for a second. he makes a show of pulling her up, but lets go as soon as she's on her own two feet. ]
We're close. Try limping a little.